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Trying To Manage Add Ons

Discussion in 'Internet Explorer & Microsoft Edge' started by gary7, 2009/03/14.

  1. 2009/03/14
    gary7

    gary7 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I have been having a few problems with ie7, I was advised to go internet explorer add ons and turn them off from the program menu. Problem not solved. I thought I could just as easily turn them back on from the program menu. Now after looking at manage add ons I do not know what ones I actually disabled.

    I want to put them back to where they were. I tried a restore point but I see it will not bring back the add on settings as they were.

    I looked at Name, Publisher, Status , Type, File. In the Manage add on menu Trying to see if I could find a date when a add on was change. No luck.

    Is this a big deal, I see all are not disabled. Will I be prompt when I do need to turn these add ons back on again

    XP SP-3

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  2. 2009/03/15
    PeteC

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    Maybe you were slightly ill-advised - the standard procedure to determine if an add on is causing is to start IE with no add ons, either via right click on IE desktop icon > Start without add ons or Start > Programs > Accessories > System tools > IE no add ons. Then if the problem is resolved to go in IE to Tools > Manage add-ons and disable the lot. Re-enable one by one,testing each time until the culprit is found.

    In your case in IE go to Tools > Manage Add ons

    By default the Manage Add-ons window opens with the dropdown set to 'Add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer'.

    At the head of the list is Disabled - highlight a disabled add-on and in the settings box click on enable.
    More than likely if the add-on is essential to the page you are viewing or you may get prompted to install.
     
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  4. 2009/03/15
    gary7

    gary7 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Thanks Pete, I did disable from the program menu.
    'Add-ons currently loaded in internet explorer: all disabled.

    Add on that have been used by ie: some are abled some are disabled.

    Add ons the run without requiring permission: all are enabled.

    Downloaded active controls: All enabled.

    Seems that I have just disabled the 'Add-ons currently loaded in internet explorer, the default you mentioned.

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